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<blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 6631581" data-attributes="member: 97077">The rules do not prohibit discussing the stakes with the players before the roll. And since the DM narrates the results of the adventurers' actions (and describes the environment), the outcomes of success and failure are entirely within his or her control.This is also how I play D&amp;D. It's the very first part of this guide, in fact.This is incorrect. I follow the process of play, which I call the basic conversation of the game, very carefully. But I am also very aware of the goals of play stated in the Basic Rules, those being to have a good time as a group and to create an exciting, memorable story during play. Being the &quot;lead storyteller&quot; in a game &quot;about storytelling in worlds of sword and sorcery,&quot; I make adjudications with these goals of play in mind. While &quot;null results&quot; (e.g. you fail to unlock the door, you don't know anything about yuan-ti) are sometimes appropriate as stated in the initial post in this guide, there are other tools available to the DM that can be applied if they are better suited to helping the group achieve the goals of play.This is unkind at best, trolling at worst, and I'm through discussing this with you as a result of your comments.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="iserith, post: 6631581, member: 97077"] The rules do not prohibit discussing the stakes with the players before the roll. And since the DM narrates the results of the adventurers' actions (and describes the environment), the outcomes of success and failure are entirely within his or her control. This is also how I play D&D. It's the very first part of this guide, in fact. This is incorrect. I follow the process of play, which I call the basic conversation of the game, very carefully. But I am also very aware of the goals of play stated in the Basic Rules, those being to have a good time as a group and to create an exciting, memorable story during play. Being the "lead storyteller" in a game "about storytelling in worlds of sword and sorcery," I make adjudications with these goals of play in mind. While "null results" (e.g. you fail to unlock the door, you don't know anything about yuan-ti) are sometimes appropriate as stated in the initial post in this guide, there are other tools available to the DM that can be applied if they are better suited to helping the group achieve the goals of play. This is unkind at best, trolling at worst, and I'm through discussing this with you as a result of your comments. [/QUOTE]

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